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you push the LB button and it makes smoke so it is hard for the enemy to see.
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There are the Automatic Grenade Launcher, such as the Mk. 19, GMG, AGS-17, and others. As far as man portable grenade launchers...
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That'll be dependent on their specific role. General rule of thumb, you can expect it to vary between 70 and 150 lbs.
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Any gun from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 and 2 are all real. BAsically any present or past time war games, such as the medal...
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9x19, also known as the 9mm Luger or 9mm Parabellum.
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About $ 3,500 to $5,000
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Depends on what type of machine gun. For most Western/NATO machine guns, the belts come packaged in 100 rounds on M13...
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Diesel fuel is used in most tanks, but newer tanks can run on multiple fuels. The latest innovation in fuel utilization is seen...
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The Leopard 1 isn't. The Leopard 2 may possibly have some strong points over the Abrams, but it remains an untested design, never...
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Any tank can fall to a 'mobility kill' with one RPG if it should hit a track and break it. Not the easiest shot to make, but it...
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They are called an archer or a bowman.
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Generally, they're used in situations where indirect fire becomes necessary, but calling in mortars or heavy artillery is not an...
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NBC protective gloves are rather thin, and don't provide and real protection in that regard. The white work gloves (which aren't...
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If you're referring to the insignia, only the US Army officially uses crossed rifles (officially muzzle loading rifles/muskets)...
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Depends on what your context is. When you're assigned to your unit, and you go to the field, the rifle you train with is the same...
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The USS New York (LPD-21) was built partially out of steel from the World Trade Centre.
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That really depends on their role. A standard infantry soldier would carry a rifle and a bayonet. Additionally - again, dependent...
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From 1943 onwards, Nazi Germany used the MCLOS (Manual Command To Line-Of-Sight) guided "Fritz X" anti-ship and "Wasserfall"...
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There are no production firearms which feature a chainsaw bayonet. However, a soldier of the US Army - and, apparently, a bit of...
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The M1A2 costs $6.21 million per, although there have since been upgrade programmes which have likely made the tank more...
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Offensive weapons in use at this time can be divided into three categories according to their range. Short-range weapons were...
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The position of salute with a rifle is holding in front of you completely vertical. One hand is on the narrow part of the stock,...
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Pretty much anywhere you wish. Typically, they'd be outdoors, in open air, for either screening or signaling.
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6000 rounds per minute for the M61A1 6600 rounds per minute for the M61A2
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The Stinger missile locks onto a heat source for it's targeting... whether this sensor is capable of locking onto human body...
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Unfortunately, the Gatling gun has not had a significant impact on military tactics. The original Gatling gun was a precursor to...
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The first operational combat deployment of the B-2 Spirit was during the NATO air strikes against Serbia during the 1999 Kosovo...
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A hand grenade is an anti-personnel weapon that explodes a short time after release. The French military term grenade probably...
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Scratchwood services on the M1
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i think you mean world war 2, and the axis natios were mainly Japan, Germany, and Japan. BUT Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and...
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Dynamite is generally formed into cylindrical sticks; although generally portrayed as bright red in cartoons, actual dynamite is...
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Owner's manual.
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The M203 can fire both star clusters and parachute flares, those being the only "illumination grenades" I'm aware of. Star...
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Follower, Floor Plate, Magazine Tube, Magazine Spring, Retaining plate, Locking Block Plunger.
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You cycle your gears (weapons) with the plus sign shaped pad and then you switch to the grenade. Next, You aim where you want...
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Sir Frank Whittle was a design engineer, not, to my knowledge a war pilot. He is credited with the adaptation to aircraft use of...
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Well, if you want a true-to-spec M4, select fire and all, you'll be paying a lot more for it than you would a shotgun, since...
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The roman army did not use nuclear weapons.
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It's derived from Adolf Hitler, who was so impressed with the MP43 that he coined the term Sturmgewehr for it.
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Your machine guns in use in 2010 were still developed between the 1950s and 1980s, generally. A gas operated machine gun might...
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it changes color
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leather gloves
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The first poison gas attack was by the French, they used tear gas grenades containing xylyl bromide on the Germans. Simply put,...
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It has some advantages, but has yet to be proven in combat. The ambidextrous controls are a definite plus, as is the gas piston...
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Hmm...Never head that. I suppose the only reason for that would be that the chemical reaction that produces the smoke releases...
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No. There are AK variants which fire the 5.56x45 round (common to the M16), such as the AK101, Type 84, Rk 62.76, Kbs. wz. 1996...
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Well, the thorns of a rose shows that Mary was hurt by them and shows her pain when she saw her son, Jesus, in pain. The rose...
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Sniping goes back to the American Revolution, when the Kentucky Rifle was used by sharpshooters behind the American front lines...
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Maximum range- or maximum EFFECTIVE range? Depending on the rifle, some have a maxium range of more than 5 miles, and an...
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Not Applicable for the M203 Grenade Launcher
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Mexican-American War, although not in a combat capacity.Hardly, seeing as the heavier-than-air powered aircraft wasn't invented...
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Long Answer: Hand grenades give light infantry and effective and simple way of delivering a concentrated charge of explosives...
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Parts of Arrow:FletchingNockShaftPoint
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They're not released for public sale.
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Remove magazine Pull slide to the rear Lock slide to the rear Visually inspect the chamber to ensure there is no round or empty...
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That is an excellent question, but there is not a simple answer. Technology has a huge impact on warfare, from how they are...
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It depends on which grenade you are using. The U.S. M67 Fragmentation Grenade currently in use by the military has a fuse that...
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There are two missiles I know of offhand known as the Javelin - one is an American made anti-armour weapons, and the other is a...
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No, it's a shell (Mechanical and Nuclear speaking)
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Decocking, safety lever, and firing pin block. The link at the bottom of this page will take you to the study guide for the M9...
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Typically, it'll use a shaped charge warhead, which channels the blast to create a small hole in the side of the vehicle. The...
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Chemical detection alarms, chemical detection paper.
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Well, you can do it by hand, where you have to scoop the dirt from around the mine, lift it up out of the ground, and disarm it -...
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The longest confirmed kill with a bolt-action rifle was made by then-Corporal Rob Furlong, of Canada, using the McMillan Tac-50,...
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Google it, or look in Jane's Armour and Artillery.
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Yes it is possible to shoot a bow and arrow in space, as there is no gravity. However, the arrow would travel much slower and may...
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Gen. MacArthur, until he was fired by Truman.
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If you are an average person, then there is relaly nothing you can do. The gorvernment only has the power to sign this treaty...
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A submachinegun would be fed from magazines with a typical capacity of 20 - 30 rounds. The 45 round drum was available for the...
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The magazine body is a component, and is one piece. The components of the complete magazine would be the magazine body, the floor...
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No... the M4 carbine didn't enter production until 1984. The sometimes problematic predecessor of the M4 - the XM177 - was used...
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Zimbabwe was a British colony - known as Rhodesia - which issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. From 1965 to...
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Neil Armstrong, the commander of the lunar lander "Eagle", made the statement upon the touchdown of the lunar module on the Moon,...
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Yes, it is capable of in-flight refueling.
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It could maim you for life. It could kill you instantly. It could provide you with a lingering death. It was an equal...
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Mil V-12, with a gross weight of 105,000 kg. More information can be found at the related link posted at the bottom.
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Some examples: M1A2 Abrams: Aapprox. 135,200 lbs Leopard 2: Approx. 137,300 lbs Merkava: Approx 143,300 lbs T-90: Approx 102,500...
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Everyone did, but after the Crusades a new class began to form and that was the yeoman. He was basically a mercenary that sold...
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The first tanks saw action in 1916.
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It depends on whether you're using the term machine gun by the military definition, which normally implies a crew served or...
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it matters what launches it not the nuke unless you want the AoE its probaly a citys worth of miles
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The SAR-21 is the current standard, but the SAR-80 and SR-88/SR-88A are still not fully phased out of service yet.
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No more than nine seconds.
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There are dozens of reasons to ban antipersonnel landmines and to campaign for this goal. Some of the moral, humanitarian,...
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You don't handle it, period. If it needs to be detonated, it gets detonated where it lies by qualified personnel.
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It's the NATO identification code for the Tupelov Tu-144 supersonic transport aircraft.
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In 1983 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did a study of the decibels of various weapons (see related links). Here are...
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See related link at the bottom. If you're doing it to remove cosmoline, just spray it with oven cleaner, wipe it dry, give it a...
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